With Thanksgiving having come and gone, new data shows a mixed picture for American households. The cost of cooking a traditional holiday meal is down for the third straight year, but millions of ...

The headlines say inflation is down, and politicians call it progress. But for most Americans, those headlines don’t make it past the checkout line. Prices may not be climbing as fast, but they never ...

A "sore spot" appeared in an otherwise encouraging inflation report for January. January's consumer-price inflation report came in cooler than expected, but the price of Americans' utility bills ...

Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

USDA data show food-at-home prices growing far slower than food away from home, creating uneven pressure across categories and opportunities for packaged food makers Food prices in 2026 will be a tale ...

For decades, the American middle class was defined by a simple, reliable promise: If you worked hard and stayed the course, you could afford a home, a car and a path to the future for your children.